Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have to balance that against the reality that capital, in particular, is at the heart of how we can sustain economic growth and employment in our country. Capital, for many people, is the savings, assets and pensions they have worked so hard to build up and any changes in that regard must be weighed up against the role that kind of investment and those assets play in creating employment and jobs within our country but also against the reality that we are now in a time in which many are uncertain about the economic circumstances in which their business will be trading in the future and many others are understandably concerned about their living standards. All of these things must be weighed up. The commission, in laying out the recommendations it has made, has afforded the Government time to weigh up those issues, which we will do.

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